It's an analysis divided into four parts:
Strenghts
Weaknesses
Opportunities
Threats
You fill it out- HONESTLY- and with that, you know what you're working with.
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Strenghts
Weaknesses
Opportunities
Threats
You fill it out- HONESTLY- and with that, you know what you're working with.
sublimesting
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Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities and Threats
IWant2GoNow
Well-Known Member
I know I'm a little late to the party but I think this is a great idea. Hopefully it takes off and actually generates some buzz and some credibility so that Disney takes it seriously.
As I'm sure it's been mentioned before, make sure "heart" and "care" are the number one and number two reasons behind this. You always want to remember your audience (which will hopefully be WDW, TDO, or whoever) and that they won't just want to hear constant whining and bashing on paint and light bulbs. Those things I think should be catogorized into a "Maintenance" section. WDW should be made aware that these things are noticed, but don't bonk them over the head repeatedly with every little detail. Whatever anyone writes on this site needs to be written in a way that shows we care and want the best for DISNEY, not ourselves.
With that being said, I'd like to take my 1,000th post and throw my hat in to be of any help I can. I've written a blog concerning the Yeti a while back but I feel it can help bring even more light to that dark area. Please let me know if there is anything I can do considering my location is Ohio and I may get to Disney once a year if I'm lucky.
Good luck and I will be with this every step of the way! :wave:
As I'm sure it's been mentioned before, make sure "heart" and "care" are the number one and number two reasons behind this. You always want to remember your audience (which will hopefully be WDW, TDO, or whoever) and that they won't just want to hear constant whining and bashing on paint and light bulbs. Those things I think should be catogorized into a "Maintenance" section. WDW should be made aware that these things are noticed, but don't bonk them over the head repeatedly with every little detail. Whatever anyone writes on this site needs to be written in a way that shows we care and want the best for DISNEY, not ourselves.
With that being said, I'd like to take my 1,000th post and throw my hat in to be of any help I can. I've written a blog concerning the Yeti a while back but I feel it can help bring even more light to that dark area. Please let me know if there is anything I can do considering my location is Ohio and I may get to Disney once a year if I'm lucky.
Good luck and I will be with this every step of the way! :wave:
Patrick_Ears
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no no please i'm not part of that site. I was just giving a idea. I could care less on what's broken and what's not. I go there to have fun and relax, not to pay attention to something that is broken.
First, thank you to mkt and Sublimesting for answering my question. Especially for doing so without taking me to task for the bad joke. (Because they will get worse ... )
It might also be pointed out that such a philosophy would have a limited effectiveness, given that the parks' guest list by far outnumbers the posters on this board.
Also respecting that, given the beaurocracy involved in a company as large as Disney, there might be only so much that any individual at TDO might be expected to accomplish.
More power to you; the more ideas thrown out there, the better. May I also add my vote for Keeping It Civil.
It might also be pointed out that such a philosophy would have a limited effectiveness, given that the parks' guest list by far outnumbers the posters on this board.
Also respecting that, given the beaurocracy involved in a company as large as Disney, there might be only so much that any individual at TDO might be expected to accomplish.
More power to you; the more ideas thrown out there, the better. May I also add my vote for Keeping It Civil.
trendicoff
New Member
WONDERFUL IDEA!
I know I'm late to this party, but I figured I'd offer my help and support. I love WDW like all the rest of you and just hope and pray for a little more attention to be paid to all the wonderful details.
I don't want to steal the magic from the idea of fixthemagic.com but I actually started designing a site for this very reason a few months back. Since I haven't done much with it, I'd be more than happy to "donate" it to this cause. Take a look and let me know (feel free to PM) it's at RustedMagic.com
I know I'm late to this party, but I figured I'd offer my help and support. I love WDW like all the rest of you and just hope and pray for a little more attention to be paid to all the wonderful details.
I don't want to steal the magic from the idea of fixthemagic.com but I actually started designing a site for this very reason a few months back. Since I haven't done much with it, I'd be more than happy to "donate" it to this cause. Take a look and let me know (feel free to PM) it's at RustedMagic.com
MickeyPeace
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1The philosophy extends beyond this board. I was not suggesting that one person not going would solve the problem.
2I prefer be an optimist. Doing nothing to contact an individual will accomplish nothing. That is guaranteed.
3We agree on that.
PhoenixSpirit
Member
I agree, sometimes when I read these forums I notice/learn things that I didn't know before, because I'm not there enough to see it. For example, when I went in October, I didn't see the yeti and it was only after I joined this site that I learnt of the "A-Mode."
I'm going in July if you need me to be on the look out for certain things but after that I won't be much help- live in the UK and the next trip will probably be in 4 years after I finish university.
Did you build that yourself? It looks fantastic!
trendicoff
New Member
Thank you very much -- I built it with a friend of mine. We each contributed 50/50 so I can't say I'm solely that talented. I just hope it gets put to good use
MickeyPeace
Well-Known Member
I just wanted to add that that is me in the avatar. You can see my face. I also have my own Disney blog www.wdwprince.com.
Anyone is welcome to approach me in the parks to say hello. I'm not that anonymous.
I did not mean to suggest that you were suggesting that.
Your optimism is appreciated. I do not mean to suggest that we do not bother trying to contact anyone. Just that we have a realistic expectation as to what response to expect from a given individual.
Put another way, I once had a person ask me about my job. I noted that I am a bookkeeper for local probation offices. She accused me of being poor at my job, because of a newspaper account of an aspect of the local budget, an aspect that was organized by offices well above my station. Needless to say, the conversation did not end on an "up" note. (No Pixar pun intended.)
Might point in noting the above? I agree with the idea of creating contacts (with civil conversation) and creating a dialogue with the folk at TDO. It's just important to note where they are in the totem pole, metaphorically speaking.
Buried20KLeague
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Oh, I certainly WANT to still spend money there. Can't argue that. The whole family is addicted to Disney Parks. I still need my fix... I'm just going to go to a different dealer. :animwink:
But even doing that, I don't pretend to believe that TDO cares. The dollars they lose because I'm going to DL instead is completely meaningless to them. So don't think I feel like I'm making some grand statement by not going there... It's all about me.
I just think my vacation dollars are better spent at the other park right now because of the quality of the offering, basically. (VERY) Sadly, I don't think there's any way one could orchestrate a large enough movement of people to quit going for it to matter. The WDW machine is just too large, and they've spread their risk out over tens of millions of people. It would take an even larger drop in quality, I think, before the casual person would really notice or say anything. And I think TDO knows that. Therein lies the problem.
I'll still be making my occasional trip to WDW, too. Just not for the next year at least. There's still a lot there to like. For sure. My desire to experience the good that's there will, at some point, outweigh what keeps me away right now. Plus, I'm sure after a handful of trips to DL, I'm going to just be looking for a little different park, too.
misterID
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Oh, I certainly WANT to still spend money there. Can't argue that. The whole family is addicted to Disney Parks. I still need my fix... I'm just going to go to a different dealer. :animwink:
But even doing that, I don't pretend to believe that TDO cares. The dollars they lose because I'm going to DL instead is completely meaningless to them. So don't think I feel like I'm making some grand statement by not going there... It's all about me.
(VERY) Sadly, I don't think there's any way one could orchestrate a large enough movement of people to quit going for it to matter. The WDW machine is just too large, and they've spread their risk out over tens of millions of people. It would take an even larger drop in quality, I think, before the casual person would really notice or say anything. And I think TDO knows that. Therein lies the problem.
I'll still be making my occasional trip to WDW, too. Just not for the next year at least. There's still a lot there to like. For sure. My desire to experience the good that's there will, at some point, outweigh what keeps me away right now. Plus, I'm sure after a handful of trips to DL, I'm going to just be looking for a little different park, too.
You're in the exact same boat I'm in. I WANT to go to WDW, but DLR is getting my business because it's worth the money, and right now, the better park, imo.
I thought I was the only one doing this, but I was pretty shocked to see how many other people are doing the DLR switch, too. WDW does need some locals and APers and they would feel it if that part of their income took a hit... Not on the size of DL, but they would.
They can't keep ignoring us if DL does take the top spot, especially with TDL/DisneySea becoming a big tourist destination of its own. Weren't the Florida parks, outside AK, the only Disney parks in America to have lower attendance?
And again, TDO will never do anything to really fix the problem, it's Burbank you want to get the attention of.
Captain Chaos
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Funny... I wanted to do something like this last year, even bought the domain name: SAVEWDW.COM.... but I never had the time to actually run with it... I would have let you all use this domain, but that seems to be too late LOL..
As a DVC member, I'd love to get involved... Anything I can do, let me know!!!
As a DVC member, I'd love to get involved... Anything I can do, let me know!!!
Without a significant local fanbase like DLR has, sensational, Lutz-style editorializing will render a WDW watchdog project ineffective. That said, I do believe there is a middle road between the approaches advocated by Krack and mkt/jakeman. Devote some space on the website to explaining the logistics behind maintenance projects. Keep a current list of names on the website detailing which Disney executives are responsible for what. For every picture on the site of both good and bad show, make sure the name of whoever is in charge is immediately visible to visitors of the site. No editorializing necessary - the show quality will be its own commentary on the performance of the executives: empirical, rational, dispassionate analysis that can't be dismissed as the ravings of looney fanboys.
Buried20KLeague
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He wasn't (and didn't) when he started his "fix Disneyland" campaign. He became a known quantity (the guy who writes about how badly TDA is screwing up their parks) and gained a reputation (the guy who got Disney to fix Disneyland/DCA).
No interest in becoming the face of the project. And a desire to have the parks fixed.